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APEC Region’s FDI Recovery Remains Intact
Wednesday, 11 July 2012, 9:58 am | APEC
APEC Region’s FDI Recovery Remains Intact, Lifts Global Investment Above Pre-Financial Crisis Levels Issued by the APEC Secretariat Singapore, 10 July 2012 – The APEC region’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continued to regain ground in 2011 and ... More >>
APEC Lends Support For Health Innovation
Monday, 2 July 2012, 11:42 am | APEC
APEC Lends Support For Health Innovation, Eyes Greater Worker Productivity, Economic Sustainability Issued by the APEC Health Working Group St Petersburg, Russia, 28 June 2012 – APEC member economies participating in the APEC High-Level Meeting ... More >>
Supply Of Raw Materials Crucial To Sustainable Development
Monday, 2 July 2012, 10:13 am | APEC
Supply Of Raw Materials Crucial To The Region’s Sustainable Development, say APEC Mining Ministers Issued by the 4th APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining Meeting St Petersburg, Russia, 27 June 2012 – APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining opened ... More >>
APEC Ministers Responsible For Mining Issue Joint Statement
Monday, 2 July 2012, 9:42 am | APEC
APEC Ministers Responsible For Mining Issue Joint Statement On Recognizing Sustainable Mining Issued by the 4th APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining Meeting St Petersburg, Russia, 28 June 2012 – APEC Ministers Responsible for Mining today issued a joint ... More >>
St Petersburg Declaration On Energy Security
Tuesday, 26 June 2012, 9:24 am | APEC
St Petersburg, Russia, 25 June 2012 – APEC Energy Ministers issued the St Petersburg Declaration on energy security today after they concluded a two-day meeting here to discuss the challenges and strategic choices for energy security in the Asia-Pacific ... More >>
APEC united in pursuit of free trade goals
Monday, 4 June 2012, 7:06 pm | APEC
APEC united in pursuit of free trade goals: APEC Senior Officials Issued by the Second APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting Kazan, Russia, 3 June 2012 – On the eve before Ministers Responsible for Trade meet here in Kazan, APEC senior officials ... More >>
APEC economies remain the world’s fastest growing: report
Saturday, 2 June 2012, 12:49 pm | APEC
APEC economies remain the world’s fastest growing: report Issued by the APEC Economic Committee Kazan, Russia, 1 June 2012 – The growth of APEC’s 21 member economies is expected to buck global trends and outpace the rest of the world in 2012 despite ... More >>
Biotech solutions to improve food security
Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 11:38 am | APEC
Climate change, increases in population particularly in the Asia-Pacific region, limited arable land and water scarcity pose challenges to meeting food security needs of the region, warned experts on Saturday ahead of the APEC Ministerial Meeting on ... More >>
Russia Announces APEC’s Priorities For 2012
Thursday, 15 December 2011, 9:45 am | APEC
St. Petersburg, Russia, 14 December 2011 – Facing a global economic slowdown and uncertainty in the financial sector, APEC senior officials gathered in St. Petersburg this week to set their priorities for 2012 aimed at boosting growth in trade and ... More >>
APEC’s ultimate goal: a seamless regional economy
Monday, 14 November 2011, 5:35 pm | APEC
With the adoption of the “Honolulu Declaration,” leaders agreed to take concrete steps toward building a “seamless regional economy” that will generate growth and create jobs in three priority areas: strengthening regional economic integrati More >>
Pacific-wide photo contest winners - APEC's 2011 priorities
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:46 am | APEC
Honolulu, Hawaii, 8 November 2011 - Three photographers with images that dramatically capture APEC's work in 2011 were announced today as the winners of the Pacific-wide APEC photo contest. More >>
Detection technologies improve drug safety
Friday, 30 September 2011, 10:18 am | APEC
The spread of unsafe and counterfeit medicines is a serious problem and a coordinated global effort is needed to address this public health threat. More >>
1st APEC Transportation and Energy Ministerial Conference
Friday, 16 September 2011, 5:26 pm | APEC
Transportation, Energy Ministers from Asia-Pacific member economies pledge cooperation on cleaner, more energy-efficient transportation More >>
Beijing Statement on Forests and Forestry--APEC
Thursday, 8 September 2011, 2:26 pm | APEC
Recognizing the role of resource and energy constraints, climate change, loss of biological diversity, poverty, and food insecurity, APEC Ministers Responsible for Forestry released a statement to support green growth, sustainable forest management ... More >>
APEC launches photography competition
Wednesday, 7 September 2011, 3:48 pm | APEC
APEC invites the Asia-Pacific region’s photographers to interpret APEC’s priorities by submitting their pictures by October 10 for consideration by a panel. The winning shots will be announced in Honolulu in November during the lead-up to the APEC Economic ... More >>
APEC’s structural reform efforts boosted at workshop
Thursday, 11 August 2011, 9:07 pm | APEC
Issued by APEC Residential Training Workshop on Structural Reform Singapore, 11 August 2011 – Experts from APEC economies urged members to identify and implement structural reforms to boost trade and prosperity across the Asia-Pacific region. APEC Residential ... More >>
APEC region exhibits strong recovery in investment levels
Tuesday, 2 August 2011, 4:24 pm | APEC
Foreign direct investment (FDI) levels in APEC rebounded significantly in 2010 with the region’s share of global FDI inflows more than doubling in the last five years, according to an analysis by the APEC Policy Support Unit. More >>
APEC combats corruption with new code of ethics
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 3:49 pm | APEC
PEC has adopted a first-ever code of ethics for the region’s medical devices industry. The principles will improve the quality of patient care, encourage innovation, and promote the growth of SMEs that produce medical devices. More >>
APEC Trade Ministers acknowledge status of DDA
Friday, 20 May 2011, 1:02 pm | APEC
Big Sky, Montana, 19 May 2011 – Committed to increasing trade and opening markets in the Asia-Pacific, trade ministers explored productive steps APEC can take to sustain the overall strength of the multilateral trading system and address the path forward. ... More >>
APEC Ministers push for better multilateral trading system
Friday, 20 May 2011, 12:55 pm | APEC
Committed to increasing trade and opening markets in the Asia-Pacific, trade ministers explored productive steps APEC can take to sustain the overall strength of the multilateral trading system and address the path forward. More >>